Skate blade holder



Sept. 20, 1938. w. J. GRUBB SKATE BLADE HOLDER Filed Jan. 8, 1938 m Mali/bm cfg/M0573 ATTO RN EYS Patented Sept.` 20, 1938 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE SKATEl BLADE HOLDER William J. Grubb, Martinsburg, W. Va.

Application January 8, 1938, Serial No. 184,072 6V claims. `(c1. 28o-11.12)

My invention relates to skates and more particularly to skate blade holders of a character radapted for holding skate blades of the selfsharpening type, particular reference being had to the typeillustrated and described in my pending applicationfor improvements in Skates, Serial No, 182,327, filed December 29, 1937.

One of the principal objects of my invention is to provide a skate blade holder fashioned and arranged for 'securing thereto a skate blade in a manner that the blade may be readily removed therefrom and reinserted therein.

Another object of my invention is to provide a blade holder of the above described character equipped with means for ccaction with a skate blade for preventing longitudinal movement thereof.

A further object of my invention is to provide a blade holder of the above described character wherein a sectional blade may be readily detached therefrom, the sections transposed and reinserted therein.l y

"A still further object of my invention is to pro- `Vide a skate wherein the blade holder is of a one piece construction and adapted to accommodate blades of different forms for various types of skating.

Another further object of my invention is to provide a blade holder which is simple in construction, eflioient and durable in use and economical in manufacture. v

Other objects and advantages will be apparent from the following description, appended claims and annexed drawing. I

Referring to the drawing wherein like reference characters designate like parts throughout the several views:

Figure 1 is a side elevation, partly in section, of a skate illustrati-ng an embodiment of my invention therein.

Figures 2, 3, 4, and 5 are sectional views taken on the lines 2--2, 3 3, 4-4 and 5--5 of Figure l respectively.

Figure 6 is a sectional view taken on the line 6 6 of Figure 1 illustrating the blade removed from the holder.

Figure 7 is a transverse sectional View of the skate holder and blade secured therein illustrating the spacing strips.

In practicing my invention I provide a skate frame 5 comprising heel and toe plates 6 and 1,

respectively, secured in position -above a blade holder 8 by means of rear, intermediate and front standards 9, 9a. and I0 respectively. The blade holder 8 extends longitudinally below the standards and is fashioned with integral upper and lower portions II and I2, respectively, the lowerV portion being channeled throughout the length thereof having oppositely disposed sidewalls I4. The inner faces I5 of the side walls I4 extend downwardly and inwardly and form inner faces of a pair of oppositely disposed clamping jaws which receive therebetween a skate blade I6 pro# vided with transposable coextending sections I1.

'I'he jaws are integrally constructed and of a suicient resiliency to permit forced insertion of the blade I6 therebetween to clamp the same within the slot I3. Upon insertion of the blade IB between the jaws, the walls I4 will be disposed in abutting engagement with the side faces of l.

the blade as clearly illustrated in Figures 3, 4, 5 and 7. When the blade is removed from the holder, the walls, due to the resiliency of the structure, are disposed relative to each other in a manner to eifect an inwardly and downwardly slanting thereof as clearly illustrated in Figure 6.

The front and rear ends of the holder 8 are fashioned with slots I8 and I9 respectively, in the upper portion I I thereof, communicating with the longitudinally extending slot I3. The front slot I8, in the rear section thereof, receives therein the lower end of the front standard Ill, the same being secured therein by means of a rivet 20. The front section of said slot I8 receives therethrough an upwardly extending front end section 2l of the blade I6. The rear slot I9 receives therethrough an upwardly extending rearv end section 22 of the blade I6 and coacts with the lower end of the standard I0 within the slot I8 to prevent longitudinal movement of the blade relative to the holder and similar movement of the blade sections I'I relative to each other.

The lower ends of the standards 9 and 9a are secured in suitable openings 23 in the upper portion II of the holder by means of rivets 24. 'I'he upper ends of the standards 9, 9a and IU are secured to the respective plates 6 and 'l by means of rivets 25.

The upper portion II of the holder 8, between the openings 23 and slots I 8 and I9, is provided with elongated apertures 26 extending downwardly therethrough and communicating with the slot I3 whereby to lighten the weight of the holder.

From the foregoing it will be apparent that I have provided a blade holder adapted to have a blade, which may be of sectional construction as disclosed in my pending application heretofore mentioned, inserted therein and maintained therein through the clamping action of the jaws same relative position below the blade holder, I`

provide spacing strips 21 for insertion between the upper face of the blade and the rlower inner wall of the slot I3 as clearly illustrated in Figure 7 of the drawing.

What I claim is:

1. A device of the character described, comprising, a skate having a one piece blade holder fashioned with oppositely disposed resilient jaws adapted to receive and clamp therebetween a skate blade, said holder having slotted end sections for receiving end sections ofsaid skate blade whereby to prevent relative longitudinal movement therebetween.

2. A device of the character described, comprising, a skate having a one piece blade holder fashioned with a lowerlongitudinally extending portion formed with a channeled section provided'with resilient walls having opposed faces adapted to parallel the sides of a skate blade to clamp the same therebetween, said faces extending inwardly and downwardly when said blade is removed therefrom.

3. A device of the character described, ccmprising, a skate having a one piece blade holder fashioned with upper and lower longitudinally extending portions, said lower portion formed with a channel section provided with resilient walls having opposed faces adapted to parallel the sides of a skate blade to clamp the same therebetween, said faces extending inwardly and downwardly when said blade is` removed therefrom, said upper portion formed with slotted ends whereby to receive offset end sections of said blade to prevent longitudinal movement thereof within said holder.

4. A device of the character described, comprising, in combination, a one piece skate blade holder fashioned with oppositely disposed resilient jaw sections, a skate blade having coextending transposable sections secured between said jaws and maintained therebetween by the stress exerted through the resiliency thereof, said blade provided with offset end sections, said holder having slotted end sections for receiving the end sections of said blade whereby to prevent longitudinal movement of the coextending sections of said blade Wit-hin said holder.

5. A device of the character described, comprising, a skate frame having a one piece blade holder fashioned with oppositely disposed jaws adapted to receive and clamp therebetween a skate blade, said holder having slotted end sections, one of said sections adapted to receive an end of a-supporting standard, both of said sections adapted to receive end sections of the skate blade whereby to position one of said end sections of the skate blade against the lower end of said standard to. prevent longitudinal movement of the .blade within the holder.

6. A device of the character described, comprising, in combination, a .skate frame having a one piece skate blade holder fashioned with oppositely disposed resilient jaws, heel and toe plates `above said holder, said holder provided with slotted end sections, standards connecting said holder tosaid heel and toe plates, one of said .standards having an end secured within one of said slotted end sections of said holder, and a skate blade having coextending transposable sections secured between said jaws and maintained therebetween by the stress exerted through the resiliency thereof, said blade provided with offset end sections extending Within said slotted sections of said holder and one of said offset sections engaging the end of said standard whereby to prevent longitudinal movement of the coextending sections of said blade within said holder.

WILLIAM J. GRU'BB. 

